Heusweiler transmitter is a very powerful mediumwave broadcasting station at Heusweiler north of Saarbrücken in Germany. It actually broadcasts on 1422 kHz with 400 kW and 1179 kHz with 10 kW.
Until Mid of 1990ies the transmitter used a power of 1200 kW at daytime. The heat generated by the transmitter was used for heating a ( now closed) indoor swimming pool!
Over the nearby motorway shielding wires were spun, in order to protect vehicles from high power transmitter radiation. Interestingly a bridge over the motorway open for cars is not shielded.
Heusweiler transmitter has 3 masts: 2 with a height of 120 metres used for broadcasting on 1422 kHz and a 50 metres high mast used for broadcasting on 1179 kHz.
The 50 metres high mast and the western 120 metres high mast are insulated against ground. The eastern 120 metres high mast was also insulated, but is now grounded and equipped with a cage antenna.

Harald

2014-07-08 13:44:40

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Damaged pole of a 380 V - line south of Bretten, Germany

Harald

2014-07-07 13:03:00

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Pylon 110 of Hoheneck-Herbertingen powerline

Harald

2014-07-07 12:54:58

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Phase markings on the other site of pylon 110 of Hoheneck-Herbertingen powerline

Harald

2014-07-07 12:48:16

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Phase marking at pylon 110 of Hoheneck-Herbertingen powerline

Harald

2014-07-07 12:38:14

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Phases of Hoheneck-Herbertingen Powerline. The phases of the 220 kV circuit are marked yellow, that of the 380 kV circuit red

Harald

2014-06-30 12:36:35

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Close view at the termination tower

Harald

2014-06-30 12:27:06

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Closer view at the second tower

Harald

2014-06-30 11:52:19

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Closer look at one of the abandoned 20 kV-pylons at Böblingen

Harald

2014-06-28 19:46:19

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2 abandoned lattice towers, which were until recently used by a 20 kV-line, which is now undergrounded, near Böblingen, Germany

The broadcasting antenna of Würzburg mediumwave transmitter, operated by Bavarian Broadcasting Company ( German: Bayerischer Rundfunk) on 729 kHz with 600 watts is a wire spun between the helix building and the new 125 metres tall grounded lattice tower.

Harald

2014-06-10 02:30:15

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Powerlines north of Kornwestheim substation

Harald

2014-06-10 02:03:31

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Powerline Hoheneck-Herbertingen near Pylon 288

Harald

2014-06-10 01:58:36

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Powerline Hoheneck-Herbertingen, Pylon 288. It was once a transposing tower